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SIDE EVENT REPORT IPU 141 ASSEMBLY BELGRADE, SERBIA

Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons held a successful side event at the 141 Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Belgrade this week, titled “Agenda 2030: Preventing SALW-related violence & building peaceful societies - How can parliamentarians contribute?” Approximately 25 participants, including parliamentarians...

18 oktober, 2019

PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PLAN MENA REGION, IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC

      We want to again extend our warmest gratitude to the participants of the regional seminar in Amman the 24th and 25th of September, “Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Parliamentary action on the 2030 Agenda – SALW control in the MENA region with a global outlook”, in cooperation with...

14 oktober, 2019

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMMITTMENT AND PARTICIPATION – REGIONAL SEMINAR IN THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT – PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PLAN

        THANK YOU ALL FOR COMMITTMENT AND PARTICIPATION – REGIONAL SEMINAR IN THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT - PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PLAN The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons is pleased to have realised its second seminar in cooperation with the Pan-African Parliament! Parliamentarians, representatives from the UN...

06 oktober, 2019

PRESS RELEASE Members of Parliament gather for peace-building and armed violence prevention in Africa

        The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), in collaboration with the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons will host the regional seminar “Enhancing parliamentary engagement and action for more peaceful and sustainably developed societies - implementation of 2030 Agenda, the Arms Trade Treaty and the UN...

03 oktober, 2019

PRESS RELEASE: Members of Parliament gather for peace-building and armed violence prevention in the MENA region

      The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Amman will host the regional seminar “Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Parliamentary action on the 2030 Agenda – SALW control in the MENA region with a global outlook” on 24-25 September...

23 september, 2019

PRAKTIKANT SÖKES FÖR VÅRTERMINEN 2020

Är du student på ett universitet i Sverige och har en kurs på 30 högskolepoäng för praktiktjänstgöring? Då kanske du är vår nästa praktikant! Nu utlyser vi annons för praktik på Parlamentarikerforum för lätta vapen-frågor inför vårterminen 2020. Vi söker dig som studerar statsvetenskap, juridik, internationella...

18 september, 2019

SIDE EVENT – FIFTH CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES (CSP 5) OF THE ARMS TRADE TREATY:

“PROMOTING UNIVERSALIZATION AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARMS TRADE TREATY, HOW CAN PARLIAMENTARY ACTION CONTRIBUTE? PERSPECTIVES FROM ASIA” Despite the relatively fast pace of ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty, universalization in certain regions and implementation are still pending. Specific focus for the seminar is Asia,...

26 augusti, 2019

New Policy Statement

THE BOARD OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SALW ADOPTS POLICY STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENTARY STRENGTHENING FOR DEMOCRATIC, PEACEFUL AND SUSTAINABLY DEVELOPED SOCIETIES Democracy overall has made significant progress over the last 40 years and is widely considered essential for guaranteeing human rights, basic freedoms and equality, ultimately...

07 augusti, 2019

“WORDS OVER BULLETS” CAMPAIGN WEEK 3 JUNE – 7 JUNE

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons is relaunching the campaign “Words over Bullets” this week on 3th of June- 7th of June. We want to take this opportunity to highlight the problem with Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)-related violence around the world....

03 juni, 2019

NEWSLETTER MAY 2019

Thank you all for your vital commitment to raise awareness and taking action to prevent and reduce Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) related violence! 2019 is an important year for continued work to promote human security and sustainable development. We would like to share our...

24 maj, 2019